module 20

Question 1

cognitive impairment

Answer 1

loss or interruption of normal thought processes

Question 2

dementia

Answer 2

loss of cognitive ability
- slow onset
- associated with alzheimer’s and parkinson’s
- can be caused by head trauma, drug use, or alcohol use

Question 3

delirium

Answer 3

sudden confusion and disorientation
- fast onset
- less attention to the environment
- change in thinking or perception
- possible hallucinations

Question 4

amnesia

Answer 4

loss of memory

Question 5

retrograde amnesia

Answer 5

ability to make new memories but inability to remember old memories

Question 6

anterograde amnesia

Answer 6

no new memories can be formed after a specific event